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Note Other Real Estate Owned (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | $ 188,855 | $ 188,855 |  | $ 212,573 |  | $ 191,916
Write-downs in value |  |  | (13,641) |  | (25,198) | [1] | (15,071)
Additions |  |  | 51,855 |  | 89,593 |  | 130,100
Sales |  |  | (89,720) |  | (87,183) |  | (90,926)
Other adjustments |  |  | (644) |  | (930) |  | (3,446)
Transfer to non-covered status |  | 15,300 | 0 | [2] |  |  |
Ending balance |  |  | 136,705 |  | 188,855 |  | 212,573
Non-covered loans | Mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 147,849 | 147,849 |  | 160,044 |  | 122,760
Write-downs in value |  |  | (10,380) |  | (16,876) | [1] | (9,889)
Additions |  |  | 41,167 |  | 70,763 |  | 105,140
Sales |  |  | (78,330) |  | (68,145) |  | (56,826)
Other adjustments |  |  | (728) |  | 2,063 |  | (1,141)
Transfer to non-covered status | [2] |  | 15,333 |  |  |  |
Ending balance |  |  | 114,911 |  | 147,849 |  | 160,044
Non-covered loans | Commercial / Construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 21,411 | 21,411 |  | 20,401 |  | 32,471
Write-downs in value |  |  | (2,974) |  | (5,011) | [1] | (2,909)
Additions |  |  | 10,688 |  | 8,918 |  | 7,372
Sales |  |  | (8,108) |  | (2,765) |  | (15,894)
Other adjustments |  |  | 777 |  | (132) |  | (639)
Transfer to non-covered status | [2] |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Ending balance |  |  | 21,794 |  | 21,411 |  | 20,401
Covered loans | Mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | $ 19,595 | 19,595 |  | 32,128 |  | 36,685
Write-downs in value |  |  | (287) |  | (3,311) | [1] | (2,273)
Additions |  |  | 0 |  | 9,912 |  | 17,588
Sales |  |  | (3,282) |  | (16,273) |  | (18,206)
Other adjustments |  |  | (693) |  | (2,861) |  | (1,666)
Transfer to non-covered status | [2] |  | (15,333) |  |  |  |
Ending balance |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 19,595 |  | $ 32,128
[1] | Includes $2.7 million related to the damages from Hurricane Maria, of which $1.3 million were for commercial and $1.4 million for residential.
[2] | Represents the reclassification of OREOs to the non-covered category, pursuant to the Termination Agreement of all shared-loss agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation related to loans acquired from Westernbank, that was completed on May 22, 2018.

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